Arable land use per person in Algeria
Algeria: Arable land use per person was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.1631 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Algeria peaked at 0.5565 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1631 hectares per person, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 75th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5037 hectares per person | 0.4625 hectares per person | 0.5565 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.3796 hectares per person | 0.4533 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3224 hectares per person | 0.288 hectares per person | 0.3695 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.284 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2284 hectares per person | 0.2111 hectares per person | 0.2479 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 0.2073 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Algeria?
- Arable land use per person in Algeria was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5565 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for arable land use per person?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.